Egg sheller



J. T. SNAPP Feb. 22 1927.

EGG SHELLER Filed June 25, 1926 Patented Feb. '22, 1927.

UNITED. STATES A ENT; OFFICE.

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nee smas Application as June as, me. serial no. 118,610. 7

leasing the resilient bulb 10 with the other v This invention relates to devices ferremoving the shellstfrom hard boiled eggs and has for one of its objects to produce a device of this character which will be simple in construction, comparatively inex-.

pensive to manufacture an more eflicient in use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of arts more fully hereinafter described an particularly pointed out in the appended claims. T

Referrlng to the accompanying drawin s formin a part of this specification in whic like re erence characters designate like parts in all the views s Figure 1 is an elevational view partly in section of one form of the device, constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the same in use;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view oftthe device shown in F-ig. 1;

Fig. 3 1s a sectlonal elevational view of a somewhat modified form of the device;

.- Fig. 4 is a bottomplan view of-a (portion of the ap aratus shown in.Fig. 3; an

Fig. 5 1s a view similar to Fig. 1 of a further modified form of the apparatus. 7

Referring more especially to Figs. 1 and 2, the shelling device com rises a substantially hell shaped cup mem er 6 which is preferably formed of a resilient material such as ru her and which is provided with a restricted'throat 7 and a flared portion 8 which latter is adapted to receive and tightly .embrace an end portion-of an egg 9. A rubber or other resilient bulb .10 has an outlet-11,

integrally formed with the restricted throat 70f the cup member.6 and the said bulb 10 is also provided with a check valve 12 which will permit entrance of air into the-said-bulb atits upper end'but which will prevent the exit of air thereform. p

' The mannerofnsing the said figure; it beipg understood that the egg shell is first fractured bystrlkingwith a blunt instrument or knocking against some hard object, whereupon the flared portion- 8 of the"""cup member 6-is caused to tightly embrace the fractured end of the'egg shell,

. formed w1th a pressure producm the. formof the invention shown in Fig. 1 will be fclearfrom interior of the cup member 6 where it will find its way through the cracks or fractures 13 which have already been produced in the egg shell to the interior of the said shell and will split the shell and the inner skin of the eggso that they may be readily removed from the white and yoke 'without injury thereto.

. In the form shown in Fi 3 and 4, the cup member 6, is still provi ed with the restricted throat 7and the flared portion 8 but its upper end instead of beingmtfifllally 1s adapted to receive the outlet ortlon 14 of a water or other faucet 15,2'w ereby water or other fluid, under pressure ma duced into the cup member 6-, as Wlll be'readily understood. Y The formof the invention illustrated in Fig. 5 is analogous to hat shown-in Fig. 1,

be introexcept that the cu me, her 6 may be formed a of metaL'hard ru her 0 the like and is protured as a separate element and its outlet portion 11 is engaged with the restricted throat 7 of the cup member 6 by slipping over the exterior thereof, as 1llustrate vided with a resilient or yielding washer p the resilient bulb 10 is,. of course, manufac- It will thus be seen that all forms of the invention provide a simple and eficient means whereby after the egg shell has been partially fractured it may be quickly and convenientl removed It is obvlous that those skilled in the art i may vary the details of construction as well as the precise arrangements of'parts wlthout de artmg from the spirit of the invention ed throat and a' flared portion adapted'totightly embrace a portion of an egg shell; and, means in axial alignment with and con- ,nected to said throat for'rforcingia fluid under pressure intosaid members.

2. A device of the class described, as.

prising n o'np-lihe member'having a restricted throat and a flared portion adapted to ed throat end 1 flared portion adapted to tightly embrace a portion of an egg shell; 0 tightly embrace n portion of on eg shell; and a resilient valved bulb having an outlet and a resilient bulb connected to sax throat, formed integrally with-said three for forc- I for fuming n fluid-under pressure into said ing a fluid under pressure into sai member. mQmber. v i In testimony whereof I nfix my signature. 8. A device of the class described, oom-' o prising a cup-like member heving a restrict JOHN T. SNAPR- 

